10th February 2012, 03:35 PM
Jack Wrote:Although typological studies and categorisation have proven useful in ordering developments within the manufacture of objects. It has been shown as woefully inadequate in providing dating frameworks. Its time for a greater use and reliance in scientific dating.
Is typology used as anything more than an extremely vague preliminary means of dating though? The sort that would be done in the field and would only show up in a final report as an aside before the actual dating from other means was detailed? I'm 2/3 of the way through my degree and typology is talked about as 'traditionally we do this but..." or is something that is used by curators for organising displays.